This chapter covers
- Crafting technology roadmaps to deliver the right features at the right time
- Sponsoring and championing promising projects
- Delivering consistently by managing people, processes, and platforms
- Building a strong function with clear career paths and a robust hiring process
- Anticipating business needs and driving fundamental impacts
Your capabilities as a DS director or a principal data scientist are demonstrated by architecting roadmaps and championing technologies that can increase the DS function’s impact. Also necessary for success are the consistent execution of roadmaps and the application of expert domain knowledge in anticipating and preparing for the upcoming needs of the business.